In spite of all our differences, the one thing that binds all living creatures is that we each have an expiration date. This finality to our existence is what makes life special, something to be cherished and protected. But occasionally things can go terribly wrong…
Jun
9th
Author: Taz |
Files under Aircraft, Casualties: Low, Oops, Sports
Sloan Carafello of Schenectady, New York, was on a flight with the Duanesburg Skydiving Club. His job was to videotape the skydivers in the plane as they prepared to jump.
Robert Rawlins, pilot and owner of the single-engine plane, opened the door at 10,000 feet to allow the divers to jump. An instructor, student and videographer jumped out of the plane. As Rawlins had begun to close the door, the 29-year-old Carafello inexplicably jumped out the door with camera in hand but no parachute on his back.
His dead body was found next to a house with a damaged roof west of Albany. Police said they did not suspect foul play but would not elaborate.
